Harry, you say that IPC and BEQ both use the listener to spawn a server-side process -- but the docs say that BEQ "...enables clients that exist on the same machine as the server to retrieve information from the database without using the listener".
Which is correct? --- "Koivu, Lisa" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Harry, > > I admit ignorance. Networking was never my strong point. IN fact > sometimes > I wonder if I still have one. > > Thanks for your response. > > Lisa > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lowes, Harry (NESL-IT) > [SMTP:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:31 AM > > To: Multiple recipients of list ORACLE-L > > Subject: RE: Connection question? > > > > Afternoon Lisa, > > > > I thought that BEQ and (for example) IPC protocols both used the > listener > > to > > spawn a server-side process. The difference is in the protocol used > in the > > communication between the remote and local processes. IPC uses Unix > Domain > > Sockets to communicate between the client-side and server-side > processes, > > where BEQ uses Unix pipes. I had assumed that this was why BEQ > connections > > had to be local. This is the view expounded in Note: 1014940.6. If > I've > > got > > it wrong, it'd be nice to know. Any comments, Gurus? > > > > > > > > > > Thanks, > > > > Harry Lowes > > Database Administrator, > > npower Northern Limited > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Yahoo! GeoCities - quick and easy web site hosting, just $8.95/month. http://geocities.yahoo.com/ps/info1 -- Please see the official ORACLE-L FAQ: http://www.orafaq.com -- Author: Paul Baumgartel INET: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fat City Network Services -- (858) 538-5051 FAX: (858) 538-5051 San Diego, California -- Public Internet access / Mailing Lists -------------------------------------------------------------------- To REMOVE yourself from this mailing list, send an E-Mail message to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] (note EXACT spelling of 'ListGuru') and in the message BODY, include a line containing: UNSUB ORACLE-L (or the name of mailing list you want to be removed from). You may also send the HELP command for other information (like subscribing).
